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... Guide 25 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 26 2.12 Driver Installation Guide 26 2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology 26 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 27 3.1 Introduction 27 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 27 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 28 3.2 Main Screen 28 3.3 Smart Screen 29 3.4 Advanced Screen 30 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.4.3 ACPI...
... Guide 25 2.11 Serial ATA (SATA) / Serial ATAII (SATAII) Hard Disks Installation 26 2.12 Driver Installation Guide 26 2.13 Untied Overclocking Technology 26 3 BIOS SETUP UTILITY 27 3.1 Introduction 27 3.1.1 BIOS Menu Bar 27 3.1.2 Navigation Keys 28 3.2 Main Screen 28 3.3 Smart Screen 29 3.4 Advanced Screen 30 3.4.1 CPU Configuration 30 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration 32 3.4.3 ACPI...
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... motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G31DE Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock G31DE Quick Installation Guide ASRock G31DE Support CD One 80-conductor...
... motherboard specifications and the BIOS software might be updated, the content of this manual occur, the updated version will be available on ASRock website as well. www.asrock.com/support/index.asp 1.1 Package Contents ASRock G31DE Motherboard (ATX Form Factor: 12.0-in x 7.5-in, 30.5 cm x 19.1 cm) ASRock G31DE Quick Installation Guide ASRock G31DE Support CD One 80-conductor...
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...2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 11) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /... Smart BIOS Support CD - Instant Boot - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CD in header - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) - Voltage Monitoring: +12V...
...2.0 ports) (see CAUTION 11) - Drivers, Utilities, AntiVirus Software (Trial Version) Unique Feature - Intelligent Energy Saver (see CAUTION 9) BIOS Feature - 4Mb AMI BIOS - CPU Frequency Stepless Control (see CAUTION 13) - Microsoft® Windows® 2000 / XP / XP 64-bit / VistaTM /... Smart BIOS Support CD - Instant Boot - CPU Quiet Fan - CPU/Chassis/Power FAN connector - 24 pin ATX power connector - 8 pin 12V power connector - SMBIOS 2.3.1 Support - Chassis Temperature Sensing - CD in header - ASRock U-COP (see CAUTION 12) - Voltage Monitoring: +12V...
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Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. The maximum shared memory size is defined by overclocking. FSB1600-CPU ... SP4. 10. Power Management for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 7. Overclocking may be...
Under this situation, PCIE frequency will operate in the BIOS, applying Untied Overclocking Technology, or using the thirdparty overclocking tools. The maximum shared memory size is defined by overclocking. FSB1600-CPU ... SP4. 10. Power Management for the CPU FSB frequency and its corresponding memory support frequency. CAUTION! 1. This motherboard supports Untied Overclocking Technology. ASRock website: http://www.asrock.com 8 WARNING Please realize that there is a certain risk involved with 64-bit CPU, there is no such limitation. 7. Overclocking may be...
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... PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) Purple) 30 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 15 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 31 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 BIOS SPI Chip 10 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 23 4 5 19.1cm (7.5 in) 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard COM1 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 ... B: USB3 ATX12V1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 Intel G31 Chipset CMOS Battery PCIE1 CLRCMOS1 LAN PHY RoHS PCIE2 G31DE IDE1 27 26 25 24 Super IO CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 PCIE3 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 1 LPT1 23 22 21 Intel ICH7...
... PCI Express x1 Slot (PCIE1) Purple) 30 Power Fan Connector (PWR_FAN1) 15 System Panel Header (PANEL1, Orange) 31 CPU Fan Connector (CPU_FAN1) 16 BIOS SPI Chip 10 1.3 Motherboard Layout 1 23 4 5 19.1cm (7.5 in) 1 PS2_USB_PWR1 PS2 Mouse PS2 Keyboard COM1 DDRII_1 (64 bit, 240-piFnSmBod8ul0e)0 ... B: USB3 ATX12V1 USB 2.0 T: USB0 B: USB1 Top: RJ-45 PWR_FAN1 CPU_FAN1 Intel G31 Chipset CMOS Battery PCIE1 CLRCMOS1 LAN PHY RoHS PCIE2 G31DE IDE1 27 26 25 24 Super IO CD1 AUDIO CODEC 1 HDMI_SPDIF1 HD_AUDIO1 FLOPPY1 1 PCIE3 PCI1 PCI2 PCI3 1 LPT1 23 22 21 Intel ICH7...
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... press firmly until the card is completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Fasten the card to the chassis with x1...
... press firmly until the card is completely seated on PCI Express VGA card to PCIE2 (PCIE x16 slot) and adjust the "Internal Graphics Mode Select" BIOS option to [Enabled], the onboard VGA will be enabled, and the primary screen will be onboard VGA. Fasten the card to the chassis with x1...
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... I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". To activate the front mic. Enter Windows system. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. F. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Click "Set Default Device" to [Enabled]. If you want to the "Front Mic" Tab in...
... I/O", select "Connector Settings" , choose "Disable front panel jack detection", and save the change by clicking "OK". To activate the front mic. Enter Windows system. D. Enter BIOS Setup Utility. F. Enter Advanced Settings, and then select Chipset Configuration. Click "Set Default Device" to [Enabled]. If you want to the "Front Mic" Tab in...
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... Intel® ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can be auto-detected and listed on page 8 for internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Please refer to your chassis. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII...
... Intel® ICH7 south bridge chipset that FSB can be auto-detected and listed on page 8 for internal storage devices. STEP 3: Connect one end of BIOS setup to set the selection from up to bottom side to install those required drivers. Please refer to your chassis. STEP 1: Install the SATA / SATAII...
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... being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. erating System Security To set...menu bar with its test routines. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to configure your system. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on. You may also restart...
... being updated, the following selections: Main To set up the system time/date information Smart To load the BIOS according to your requirements Advanced To set up the advanced BIOS features H/W Monitor To display current hardware status Boot To set up the computer. erating System Security To set...menu bar with its test routines. Please press during the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) to configure your system. If you wish to enter the BIOS SETUP UTILITY after POST, restart the system by pressing + + , or by turning the system off and then back on. You may also restart...
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... Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Sat 02/07/2009] BIOS Version : G31DE P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size :... screen will appear and display the system overview. 3.1.2Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to select a field. Navigation Key(s) / / + / Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves ...
... Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit System Overview System Time System Date [14:00:09] [Sat 02/07/2009] BIOS Version : G31DE P1.00 Processor Type : Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz (64bit) Processor Speed : 3000MHz Microcode Update : 6FB/B6 Cache Size :... screen will appear and display the system overview. 3.1.2Navigation Keys Please check the following table for all the settings To save changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY To jump to select a field. Navigation Key(s) / / + / Function Description Moves cursor left or right to select Screens Moves ...
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... Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. F6 key can be different according to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load... BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting [Press Enter] Exit ...
... Power Saving Setup Default Load power saving setup default. F6 key can be different according to save the changes and exit the BIOS SETUP UTILITY. Load BIOS Defaults Load BIOS default values for this operation. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Smart Settings Save Changes and Exit Load... BIOS Defaults Load Performance Setup Default (IDE/SATA) Load Power Saving Setup Default EZ Overclocking Load Optimized CPU OC Setting [Press Enter] Exit ...
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....54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio Actual ... ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in...
....54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. CPU Frequency (MHz) Use this option to malfunction. 3.4.1 CPU Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced CPU Configuration Overclock Mode CPU Frequency (MHz) PCIE Frequency (MHz) Boot Failure Guard Spread Spectrum Ratio Actual ... ACPI Configuration IDE Configuration PCIPnP Configuration Floppy Configuration SuperIO Configuration USB Configuration Select Screen Select Item Enter Go to malfunction. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Main Smart Advanced H/W Monitor Boot Security Exit Advanced Settings Options for CPU WARNING : Setting wrong values in...
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...]. Please set the "Power Schemes" as Microsoft® Windows® XP. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above issue occurs. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature DRAM Frequency Strap FSB to system stability or compatibility issue with an Intel Pentium® 4 processor that...
...]. Please set the "Power Schemes" as Microsoft® Windows® XP. DISABLE: Do not allow remapping of overlapped PCI memory above issue occurs. 3.4.2 Chipset Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Chipset Configuration Memory Remap Feature DRAM Frequency Strap FSB to system stability or compatibility issue with an Intel Pentium® 4 processor that...
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... is [Auto]. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.5125V] and [1.5651V]. Besides the BIOS option, you want to select CPU Voltage. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. This item will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate...
... is [Auto]. Onboard HD Audio Select [Auto], [Enabled] or [Disabled] for the onboard HD Audio Front Panel. Configuration options: [Auto], [1.5125V] and [1.5651V]. Besides the BIOS option, you want to select CPU Voltage. The default value of this feature is [Auto]. This item will intelligently detect physical memory available and allocate...
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... AC/Power remains off mode. RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system. Suspend to RAM This field allows you plan to set this option to...
... AC/Power remains off mode. RTC Alarm Power On Use this item to turn on the system from the power-soft-off mode. 3.4.3 ACPI Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced ACPI Configuration Suspend To RAM Restore on the system. Suspend to RAM This field allows you plan to set this option to...
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... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
... ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.4 IDE Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced IDE Configuration ATA/IDE Configuration SATAII 1 SATAII 2 SATAII 3 SATAII 4 IDE1 Master IDE1 Slave [Enhanced] [Hard Disk] [Not Detected] [Not Detected] [Not Detected...
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... disk utility, such as MO. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to disable the LBA/Large mode. PIO Mode Use this item to the system. +F1 F9 F10... DOS and Windows; DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is [Auto]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi...
... disk utility, such as MO. LBA/Large Mode Use this item to automatically detect the hard disk drive. After selecting the hard disk information into BIOS, use of the Primary IDE hard disk drives to disable the LBA/Large mode. PIO Mode Use this item to the system. +F1 F9 F10... DOS and Windows; DMA Mode DMA capability allows the improved transfer-speed and data-integrity for IDE CD/DVD drives. [ARMD]: This is [Auto]. BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Primary IDE Master Device Vendor Size LBA Mode Block Mode PIO Mode Async DMA Ultra DMA S.M.A.R.T. Type LBA/Large Mode Block (Multi...
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... Technology) feature. S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
... Technology) feature. S.M.A.R.T. Configuration options: [Disabled], [Auto], [Enabled]. 32-Bit Data Transfer Use this item to maximize the IDE hard disk data transfer rate. 3.4.5 PCIPnP Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Advanced PCI / PnP Settings PCI Latency Timer PCI IDE BusMaster [32] [Enabled] Value in units of PCI clocks for PCI device latency...
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...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version... ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02...
...Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02.54 (C) Copyright 1985-2005, American Megatrends, Inc. 3.4.7 Super IO Configuration BIOS SETUP UTILITY Advanced Configure Super IO Chipset OnBoard Floppy Controller Serial Port Address Infrared Port Address Parallel Port Address Parallel Port Mode EPP Version... ECP Mode DMA Channel Parallel Port IRQ [Enabled] [3F8 / IRQ4] [Disabled] [378] [ECP + EPP] [1.9] [DMA3] [IRQ7] Allow BIOS to Enable or Disable Floppy Controller. +F1 F9 F10 ESC Select Screen Select Item Change Option General Help Load Defaults Save and Exit Exit v02...
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... Use this option is set the EPP version. Enables legacy support if USB devices are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables support for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - The... default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Legacy USB Support Use this item to set the operation mode of USB controller. There are connected. 40 Parallel Port IRQ Use...
... Use this option is set the EPP version. Enables legacy support if USB devices are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto], [Disabled] and [BIOS Setup Only]. Please refer to below descriptions for legacy USB. [Auto] - Enables support for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - The... default value is [BIOS Setup Only]. Legacy USB Support Use this item to set the operation mode of USB controller. There are connected. 40 Parallel Port IRQ Use...